Daily Republican., 1887-03-09
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PninAaY ELECTION LAW.
McWhorteps Primary Election Law
Paases the senate - DR.. Chsndierb
Kefundlng Bili RAISES the House. A

McWh0rtoR's Primary Election Law
Passes the senate - DR.. Uhandiers
Kefsnding Rili RAISES the House.
DovER, March 9 Senator MoWhor-
ter's primary election law passed thSI
Senate to-day and viii very likely pAss
the House.. There WAS not . dissenting
voice 10 the Senate. Senators Mo-
Whortef and Martin explained the Oh
jects OF the bill. Senator McWhefter|
gave O sketch o! the manner q large
nun her OF the late priu arg elections In
Wilmington had been conducted, ant
showed how IL Was In possible for an
honest election TO be held in New Castle
County. The lower county members
are surprised at the bold and open
brAzenness Of the frauds perpeirated In
WilminRton. The only opposition that
comes to the bill GENTS from such O.
tirec.ion that no attention should be
paid 70 1t.
Just how any one ono who has been
the beneficiary OF the frauds could
have the effrontry TO oppose such bill
a. this IL Is hard to deter nine.
The politi oians Of Wilmington, who
have been down here cccaeionally
opposing this bill are the very ones WIN
have made the introduction Of such =
bill possible.
DR.. Chsu6ler had his three per cent.
refunding bill pass the House 10 { ay,
aud IL will pass the Senste this week.
II will certainly be . tribute 10 the
6tats il Any one can be found to take
| the bonds.
The bill to regulate the practice OF
medicine and surgery makes 1t almost
| al impos Jihility for any q mack to prac
| 81, tr.f ha s.e nj :, tuc n nh
stefan from another State TO come here
| aud practice for short time, except In
| the way OF consultation. 1t also does
away with the street lenders OF quack
| compounds.
Ssnstcr MoWhorier gave notice 10
the Senate today OF q very Important
act, Ii being an act to revoke the
charter OF the Front and linton Street
Railway. Mr.. McWhor,er says the
object OF tho bill Is TO compel the com.
psny to accept q charter granted by tie
last Legislature. The company is work.
ing under q perpstull chsrcer granted
| six years ago. IL Is clximed that such
q charter is 70; legal one, and there
fore they should be compelled to operate
| under the last ole granted, and be com.
PEELED to keep the street in repair.
The bill introd uced by Mr.. Ware to
make more general the use OF telephones
is similar in many respects tn the act
introduced two years ago. The bill
applits 10 lines not ex eeGing two miles
III length. For such lines /; limits the
rental OF business telephot IS 10 50 per
month and private telephones u 81 per
month, with the proviso that they shall
be kept in continuous operation at the
expense OF the telephone company. An
INSTRUMENTATION sectiop prohibits
the refusal OF telephone facilities TO any
person, firm, corporation or Inns OF
business, (thts lets the p. IL o. Tee
graph Company ia } Telephone rental.
are 10 be paid monthly 10 Gdvau 10 and
on refusal to comply with this require.
ment after thirty days notice, the tele
phone cor paIy is emp5 Sessd 70 dis
continue The use Of tie ms rpment to
such delinquent. Violations Of the bill
are 70 Ree punishable by "a fipe Of from
hhy TO ons hundred dc ilsrs.
The bill Is drawn by George W
Humphrey, editor u the Every Even
ing, and its passage 10 being urged By
him. Mr.. Ware Mil give it his earnss
support Any one who has been forceC
10 pay The exactions OF the company II
Wilmington will hsil with delight tn,
passage Of the act, ard those who CO,
the B and o telegraph will have tha
additional convenience furniGhed. MIR
Humphrey is inspired by purely disin
terf sted motives, ard desires the pas
sage of the aot because he believes th
, reduction CT Rates 20 a removable fisur
would vastly increase The number l
: telephones No other similar corpora
: ton has any iDterest III the matte
, whatersr.
Mr.. Mulil2sn introduced an act tc
day eSemptin2 certain property in Del
aware City from taxation. The bill /
iuteLdel TO d aW Banufa ;turers TO u
little city.